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Learning About Tropical Herbs & Spices in Thailand

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Can You Grow Your Own Coffee in a Tropical Garden?

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Most people know that coffee comes from the tropics. In fact, the latitudes between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn are...

What to Know About Cats in the Tropics

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It’s common knowledge that cats can cope with tropical heat better than dogs, and for many pet owners in the tropics that can be...

How to Prepare Bicol Express, a Filipino Spicy Stew

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When it comes to food, I love consuming spicy dishes. My spice tolerance is quite decent, maybe slightly above the norm for a Filipino,...

A Tropical Zen Retreat: Where Nature and Serenity Unite

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The Florida coastal city of Miami is characterised by extensive waterways, with roads and homes set amidst this aquatic expanse. In the thick of...

How to Deal with Household Pests in the Tropics

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Living in the tropics is not always the paradise that many envisage. You don’t always spend your time by the beach or enjoy a...

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The Pros and Cons of Living in Tropical Countries

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For most of us born and raised in a tropical country, we really couldn’t think of living anywhere else. The thought of living in...
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Golden Cane Palms – Love ‘Em or Hate ‘Em!

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The Golden Cane palm (Dypsis lutescens) is a popular landscaping plant throughout the tropics. Its yellowy-gold petioles and infloresences and the more brownish-golden colour...
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Using Plants to Stabilize Slopes in the Tropics

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In the small garden, the stabilization of steep slopes is usually achieved through the building of retaining walls. These can be built using a...
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Can You Grow Mushrooms in the Tropics?

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Best Ways to Make Compost in the Tropics

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Turn leaves and organic scraps into Nature’s soil conditioner and improve plant performance in the garden Our modern consumer orientated society annually discards billions of...

A Delicious Asian Recipe for Rusty Jobfish

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The Rusty Jobfish (Aphareus rutilans), which is also known in some countries as the Ironjaw Snapper, is a common reef fish that grows up...

Winter Dishes for the Tropics

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It may seem strange to those who don’t live in the tropics when we talk about a winter, but in nearly every tropical country...

Special Tomato-based Pasta Sauce with Mamey Sapote

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The mamey sapote (Pouteria sapota) is a popular tropical garden fruit in Central American and the Caribbean.  It’s not so well known in other...

How to Make Nasi Ulam Rice Salad

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If you have lived or traveled in Southeast Asia, you probably came across nasi ulam, a type of tropical rice salad that is often...

Gardenias – White Roses of the Tropics

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It’s hard to grow roses in the tropics - unless you are lucky enough to live in a cool highland region - but several...
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